I’m looking to make advancements in Psychology by combining fMRI and TMS to track perturbations in the brain.
I’m a 16 year old who is graduating one year early from a high school in Georgia.
GPA: 3.78
SAT: 1200 it’s low i know :(((
Class rank: 30/550 (top 10%)
Extracurriculars:
-President of Latin Club
-National Latin Honors Society
-Club that offers support and safe spaces for women
-Volunteered for 6 years at a church
-Volunteered as a mental health crisis counselor
-Shadowed at a mental health facility in Mexico for a summer
-Created my own non-profit organization for mental health awareness
Awards:
-President’s Award for Educational Excellence
National
2017
-Honor Roll every year of high school
High School Background:
-Very poor urban high school. 89% of students are economically disadvantaged. There is a 91% minority enrollment.
Are you in the 11% of students at your school who are not economically disadvantaged, and are you advantaged enough that your parents can pay $70K/year? NYU is not particularly generous with financial aid, and an SAT at the bottom of accepted student range is not likely to unlock any of their big $$.
NYU is lenient on SAT for students coming in from disadvantaged backgrounds via HEOP and other opportunity programs, but you have to be a NY state resident for these at NYU. Is there any way you can retake SAT? They will probably give you some leeway in comparing to your school profile, but I am not sure how much. And as others mentioned, financial aid could be an issue; there are very few who get a full ride at NYU and while aid is predominantly need-based for most, they generally don’t cover full need.